三峡大学考研专业课试题891英美文学及比较文学2015.doc

1、第1页共 5 页三 峡 大 学2015年研究生入学考试试题(B卷)科目代码：891 科目名称： 英美文学及比较文学 答案必须写在答题纸上；卷面总分为150分IChoose the One that best completes the sentence.(30 points)1. The Canterbury Tales is Chaucers great work and the greater part of it was written in _.A. sonnets B. balladsC. alliteration D. heroic couplet2. Coming from an

2、 old Danish legend, _is considered the summit of Shakespeares art. A. Othello B. HamletC. Macbeth D. King Lear3. Charles Dickens is one of the greatest critical realist writers of the Victorian age. In _, he attacks the dehumanizing workhouse system and the dark, criminal underworld life in England.

3、ANicholas Nickleby BBleak HouseCOliver TwistDHard Times 4. “Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong! I have as much soul as youand full as much heart! and we stood at Gods feet, equalas we are! ” This quotation is from _.AWuthering He

4、ightsBJane EyreCThe Tenant of Wild fell Hall DThe Professor5. The finest thing in Paradise Lost is the description of hell, and _ is often regarded as the real hero of the poem.A. God B. AdamC. Satan D. Raphael第 2 页6. In the 18th century English literature, the representative writer of neo-classicis

5、m is _. A. Jonathan Swift B. Alexander Pope C. Coleridge D. Southey7. Which of the following statements is Not true about the novel Jane Eyre? _A. Pure love has been crushed by the class prejudice.B. True love is the foundation of marriage.C. Women should have equal right with men.D. Charlotte Bront

6、e criticizes the bourgeois system of education.8. Which of the following is Not among the trilogy The Forsyte Saga? _A. The Man of Property B. The White Monkey C. To Let D. In Chancery9. In the novel of The Scarlet Letter, Roger Chillingworth is _ by profession.A. a minister B. a physicianC. a lawye

7、r D. a teacher10. Which of the following is depicted as the mythical county in William Faulkners novels?A. Cambrige. B. Oxford.C. Mississippi. D. Yoknapatawpha. 11. “We passed the School, where Children strove”, “We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain”,” We passed the Setting Sun-”. The images here re

8、fer to_ .A. the cycle of a day B. youth, maturity and old age C. the progress of a year D. birth, love and death12. In his Sonnet 18, Shakespeare writes: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shinesAnd often is his gold complexion dimmed. The word complexion here most likely refers to the _.A. face B.

9、hairC. eyes D. nose第 3 页13. “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife”. This passage is taken from a famous novel written by_.A. Henry Fielding B. Gorge EliotC. Jane Austen D. Emily Bronte14. American Realism was most deeply i

10、nfluenced by _.A. French writers B. Italian writers C. German writers D. English writers15. The greatest literary achievement of The Victorian Age was _.A. realistic novels B. drama to reveal social problemsC. romantic poetry D. psychological novelsII. Read the following excerpts and answer the foll

11、owing questions. (30 points) (Write your answer on the answer sheet)Excerpt 1:.By chance or natures changing course untrimmed;But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou owst;Nor shall death brag thou wanderst in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou growst:

12、So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.Questions:1. Whats the title of the poem?2. Who is the author of this poem?3. Paraphrase the underlined part of the poem.第 4 页Excerpt 2: Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to b

13、e chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some boos also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others; but that would be only in the less important arg

14、uments, and the meaner sort of books; else distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy things.Questions:1.This passage is taken from a famous essay written by_.2.What is the title of this passage?3. What is the writing style of the writer?III. Choose any five of the following and tell

15、briefly what you know about each. (30 points) (Write your answer on the answer sheet)1. Epic2. Naturalism3. Stream of Consciousness 4. Soliloquy 5. Healthcliff 6. Magic Realism7. Puritanism第 5 页V. Discuss the following questions and write a short critical essay on each one. (60 points) (Write your a

16、nswer on the answer sheet)1. Just like Charles Dickens, Thackeray is one of the greatest critical realists of the 19th-century Europe. What are the similarities and differences between Dickens and Thackeray in their writing style? (30 points)2.The following is Gatsbys Schedule from The Great Gatsby.

17、 What does Gatsbys Schedule reveal about him and how does it relate to the American Dream? Do you think Gatsby deserves to be called “the great”? Why? (30)Rise from bed 6.00 A.M.Dumb-bell exercise and wall-scaling 6.15-6.30Study electricity, etc. 7.15-8.15Work 8.30-4.30 P.M.Baseball and sports 4.3.-

18、5.00Practice elocution, poise and how to attain it 5.00-6.00Study needed inventions 7.00-9.00 No wasting time at Shafters or a name, indecipherableNo more smoking or chewingBath every other dayRead one improving book or magazine per weekSave $5.00 crossed out $ 3.00 per weekBe better to parentsWe all had resolves like this or something, right? But, who actually stick to it?